35th Annual Career Day Brings Distinguished Alumni to Campus

Pacific Union College
hosted its 35th annual Career Day on Thursday, March 3. This highly
attended annual event offered students a unique opportunity to connect with
close to 50 working professionals, many of whom were PUC alumni, in various
fields of interest ranging from U.S. Marshals to educators to professionals
from companies such as Adventist Health, LinkedIn, TiVo, the Sacramento Kings,
and more. The event began with a special Colloquy presentation by Dr. Loree K.
Sutton, a PUC alumnus, distinguished retired Brigadier General, and the
recently appointed commissioner of veteran’s affairs in New York City.

Sutton addressed a full
church imploring students to be their best self and to take every opportunity
that comes their way. “The world needs our gifts. Keep your eyes open, we are
transforming the narrative,” she said. “I challenge you to think of how to
prepare yourselves to continue serving.”

She also expressed how
thankful she was for her education at PUC. “In preparing to come back and talk
with you today, I was overcome with gratitude; gratitude for all that this
place and the people who have been here and who are here and who will be in the
years to come; all that I received here prepared me for going forward into the
world.”

Sutton is the founding
director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and
Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE). During her military career, she received many
awards, including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service
Medal, and the Order of Military Medical Merit.

“It
was really inspiring to hear from a PUC alum who has done so many amazing
things in their career. Knowing she has sat in many of the same classrooms I
have gave me so much hope for where my future can take me,” shared senior business
major Chris Romero.

After Colloquy,
students gathered in the Dining Commons to network with visiting professionals
for Career Day and learn more about the possibilities available to them after
college. The event provides students with a chance to see how their education
at PUC can help them continue on to new and exciting places.